DNA Explainer: Why was Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, killed in helicopter crash, regarded as ‘Butcher of Tehran’? The helicopter crash comes amid the Middle East remaining perturbed by the Israel-Hamas war, during which Ebrahim Raisi, under Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, launched an unexpected drone-and-missile attack on Israel just last month. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a conservative hard-line cleric infamous for his brutal crackdowns on political opposition and regarded as a potential successor to the supreme leader, died in a helicopter crash landing in northern Iran, state media stated on Monday. The helicopter crash comes amid the Middle East remaining perturbed by the Israel-Hamas war, during which Ebrahim Raisi, under Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, launched an unexpected drone-and-missile attack on Israel just last month. Ebrahim Raisi, who took office in August 2021 after the disqualification of numerous popular candidates in an election ravaged by historically low turnout, wore a black turban symbolising his descent from the Prophet Mohammad.

Source: dna May 21, 2024 13:46 UTC